We are trying to create almost... a culture of thrift, the idea that we have these huge deficits and we have to look in every nook and cranny.

I think it saves the--reduces expenditures by--I do not know, $80, $90, $100 million.

The biggest gold mine in the world is between our ears.

We are just completing our decennial census.

My hope is that OMB is going to be at least from afar riding herd on this.

So the intelligence community said we cannot do this or this cannot be done. You did it in less than 9 hours?

I suggested to the fellow who--I think it was either the Acting Director of the Bureau of the Census or about to become the Director... maybe we should consider like offering a reward to people who participate in the census.

I think the Recovery Board's work has shown us or provided for us a great example of how we can leverage both of these assets to produce real results.

And when the President and this Congress put together this plan, we wanted to make sure that not one dime was wasted.

if we keep on doing things the way we have always done them, we will keep on getting the same result.

I can remember a day not that long ago when someone would accuse you of being transparent, it was not a compliment.